Press Releases

PAWTUCKET - U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI) issued the following statement in response to President Obama's remarks on a deal with Iran to end Tehran's nuclear program. The deal, which puts a freeze on Iran's nuclear program for the next six months, allows for a continuation of talks toward a permanent agreement between Iran and the international community and is intended to provide an opportunity to continue negotiations without the risk that Iran will proceed further with the development of nuclear capabilities.

WASHINGTON, DC – In a bipartisan, bicameral letter to House and Senate leadership, 38 members of Congress — including all four members of Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation — today urged funding for fisheries disaster relief in the final funding package for Fiscal Year 2014.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI) today stood with Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and U.S. Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) to introduce a resolution that would designate November 30, 2013, as Small Business Saturday.

PAWTUCKET – Dozens of Rhode Islanders joined U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI) and U.S. Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) at the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce this afternoon for a forum discussion on women’s economic issues.

PAWTUCKET – Dozens of Rhode Islanders joined U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI) and U.S. Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) at the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce this afternoon for a forum discussion on women’s economic issues.

PAWTUCKET - U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI), who serves as a co-chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted 64-32 to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which is co-sponsored by a bipartisan coalition of 196 legislators in the U.S. House:

WASHINGTON, DC – Cheryl Merchant, President and CEO of Hope Global, a Cumberland-based textile manufacturing company will attend the special Joint Session of the U.S. Congress at the invitation of U.S. Representative David Cicilline (D-RI) to hear President Obama’s speech on jobs on Thursday, September 8, 2011.

PAWTUCKET, RI– Today, U.S. Congressman David Cicilline (D-RI) is pleased to announce Chris Fierro, a resident of Woonsocket, as his new District Director. Chris will be based in Cicilline’s Pawtucket office and will begin his new duties on Monday, August 15.

WASHINGTON, DC– Recently, U.S. Congressman Cicilline (D-RI) welcomed Faith Moses of Barrington, Rhode Island to the U.S. Capitol as part of Moses’ participation in the National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, DC.